Whilst all human life may be priceless, the reality is that putting a price tag on a life is an important part of the job for legislators all over the world. In this episode of The Answers Project, Mhairi and Stephen unpick the messy equation of death vs money, how seatbelts changed the way we value lives and why this question has ugly roots in slavery.
Featuring:
[05:04] W. Kip Viscusi, Author of ‘Pricing Lives’
[10:59] Anthony G Reddie, Director of the Oxford Centre for Religion and Culture
[18:10] Ioannis Evangelidis, Assistant Professor of Marketing at ESADE Barcelona
[23:17] Joanna Scott, Policy Advisor for Health and Protection Insurance, Association of British Insurers
[25:53] Kenneth Feinberg, Dispute Resolution Attorney